兒歌是兒童口頭傳唱的歌謠，他們大多是根據幼兒的理解能力、心理特點，以簡明的音韻寫成。英語兒歌由于內容豐富生動、語言淺顯、節(jié)奏明快，結合了詞的韻律流動感，所以易于唱誦。

　　Bought me a cat and the cat pleased me,

　　I fed my cat under yonder tree.

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a hen and the hen pleased me,

　　I fed my hen under yonder tree.

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a duck and the duck pleased me,

　　I fed my duck under yonder tree.

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a goose and the goose pleased me

　　I fed my goose under yonder tree.

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a sheep and the sheep pleased me,

　　I fed my sheep under yonder tree.

　　Sheep goes baa, baa,

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a pig and the pig pleased me,

　　I fed my pig under yonder tree.

　　Pig goes oink, oink,

　　Sheep goes baa, baa,

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a cow and the cow pleased me,

　　I fed my cow under yonder tree.

　　Cow goes moo, moo,

　　Pig goes oink, oink,

　　Sheep goes baa, baa,

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a horse and the horse pleased me,

　　I fed my horse under yonder tree.

　　Horse goes neigh, neigh,

　　Cow goes moo, moo,

　　Pig goes oink, oink,

　　Sheep goes baa, baa,

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

　　Bought me a dog and the dog pleased me,

　　I fed my dog under yonder tree.

　　Dog goes bow-wow, bow-wow,

　　Horse goes neigh, neigh,

　　Cow goes moo, moo,

　　Pig goes oink, oink,

　　Sheep goes baa, baa,

　　Goose goes hissy, hissy,

　　Duck goes quack, quack,

　　Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,

　　Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.